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Toyguru Mattycollector.com MOTUC News Thread October 2012

Like last year, instead of posting EVERY little thing in it's own post, I'll gather them ALL the relevant MOTUC Ask Matty postings here. Keep checking for updates! The old threads are ancient history and won't be updated anymore. This is the new spot until next month.

As always, I'll put the most recent news up first, while the old news is down the bottom.

I saw the review for the WWE tiered stands on the internet and I think, this could be very nice for MOTUC figures.
Will the MOTUC stands work like the WWE stands/ability to stack them? Will they have some pegs to hold the figure better?

Ideally yes. The early prototype was previewed on Sunday at NYCC but it is still under development!

Toyguru, you've been dropping lots of hints to fans that if we wish to see any new variation for a proposed he-man 3.0, then we need to finish buying all the remaining stock on the store. unless i'm reading it wrong, he-man is listed as sold out!!!! can we finally combine the new NA he-man's ball jointed wrist you revealed at NYCC with the good old classic he-man and any other slight changes like the new updated boots? and maybe even any other slight tweeks the 4 horsemen wished to do?

We actually still have a ton of He-Man. We just need to move more stock over to Digital River. This should be done any day now.

And to manage expectations, just because if and when we do sell out of orignal He-Man it doesn't just green light a 2.0 or 3.0. We will likly have very limited slots in 2014 due to the low sell in of the 2013 line. Dedicating a slot to a new He-Man with new arm articulation or a new head or something will take away a slot from an all new character like a POP Great Rebelllion fig, or a Snake Man or a missing MIA Master figure like Extendar or Rokkon or something.

So honestly, a new version of He-Man (outside of a legit variant like NA or Thunderpunch) is extremely unlikkley, even if and when we sell out of the current stock (which there is still plenty of).

We are in a very early production state for Castle Grayskull. But when you go into design, will you make sure that IF AND WHEN you get to a possible Talon Fighter/ Point Dread in the Classics line, that it will fit onto the top of the castle just like the vintage one did and it is shown in the mini-comic?

Point Dread would be one of the few vehicles with higher demand, because when CG has come out, "pimping" it with Point Dread would be very attractive for collectors. Also the Talon Fighter pilot would have his vehicle.

Then you also told us, the Wind Raider will fit onto the top of the castle. Will it be at the same spot Point Dread would be or maybe on the left side, so we could add a future Point Dread without both vehicles colliding?

So, to make the question short: Will you take into consideration to make the castle compatible with a possible Point Dread, without colliding with the Wind Raider?

Thanks for this great toyline!

Yes, we will design the Castle so that if we ever could get to a Point Dread it would fit on top like the vintage set. But no plans for a PD or Talon fighter at this time.

In designing and finally giving us a Classics Castle Grayskull, will any consideration be given to ScareGlow's Key? Will it open the main door? the side door? the secret passage to the battle ledge? or possibly some other hidden doorway? or have you guys just decided to disregard it?

Indeed we have a Hordak for every She-Ra. It is amazing put one together the other. In the Classics Line, we have the "Preternia Disguise He-Man" and we will have the "King He-Man". We have not any Skeletor to match them.

Please, could you find a way to solve this ????.
Thank you for keep the line alive.

A cool idea but there is no way to guarantee their will be a 100% equal ratio of He-Man variants to Skeletor variants. Only time will tell!

Since NA He-Man is a reuse of Bow, there's no reason for the "it's already expensive" jive. He needs a second, helmeted head and the full upper body armor, period. If anything, eliminate the sword sheath to allow for these accessories.

We are looking into adding the "Dare" armor and helmet. Nothing to confirm yet. Stay tuned.

Presuming you guys are able to get around to doing an NA Skeletor, I was just wondering your personal opinion TG on a question I have regarding his release. We all know there was the two wildly distinct versions of NA skeletor released, one in the purple cape etc, and the other in his Skull armor. Would this mean there will be two distinct NA skeletor figures or just one inwhich elements of both distinct designs were combined?

My personal suggestion for you and the 4H: Don't bother doing the purple cape original version as will turn out far too similar to Laser Skeletor when "classicized" since their designs are nearly the same when you compare them. Instead focus on skull armor v2 NA skeletor and save the other look for laser skeletor down the road.

Thanks man, for everything you do for us!

Cool suggestions but no plans at this time for a NA Skeletor. But perosnally I do hope we can get to him in time!

Are we still in time to get the related 200x figure for Jitsu and Clamp Champ?
Just like Fisto one. We got to spend 25 buck for fig, we got to take black plastic figure which paint is chippin quickly but please let at least the accessories be available.

In a previous question, I had asked if the Castle Grayskull robot; that is absent from the castle's B-sheet; would be a figure of its own in the MOTUC line later, an I know you said not.

But if it is only possible after getting alot more sales above the minimum goal... now IF mind you... IFit is possible to get it added in...
Could you give us a "rough" idea of a target % "above" the minimum goal to reach for to get this figure added in as well?

I ask as alot of us really would like this included for the MOTUC Grayskull, just to complete the castle.

Even with the bare min it may still be possible to include this. It definately won't be a figure, but we are still heavily looking into this. We just can't guaratnee it, but we'd like to.

Since the vintage rio blast didnt have ne action features i figured this would be a easy to make cause i understand there is alot of tooling but i really want to see what he would look like in the classics style
You'll just need to wait and see if and when we get to him!

I have recently gotten into MOTU Classics. I was wondering when/if you might re-release former A-List figures or do them in a slightly different way so as to differentiate from the first figures. I've got He-Man and She-Ra and started getting the new ones that come out each month, but I've missed out on Man-At-Arms, Teela, Sorceress, Evil Lyn, and Beast Man. I would love a chance to add them to my collection.

We will sell off any remaining stock fromo time to time but we are not going back into production on any older figures.

okay i get that for legal reasons "china" needs to be put on the weapons but which even with keldor swords it seemed fine from the images shown but seeing a vid review by pixel- dan changed my mind on the matter, see at first i thought oh its cool i can turn the swords the other way (to not see the engraved mind you not just painted on "china" word) but now i see why it wont work the swords are a joke and arent solid like the 200x counter-part whats the deal with that? why are they halfs and not two full swords that can connect like the way they were on an outdated 200x version? i mean i have yet to get mine yet do they come with backs for each sword when pulled apart? personaly aside from mix-matching the idea of half swords are a joke due to being incomplete and an eyesore when the character holding them isnt facing you hiding the back of their weapon.

P.S. b4 seeing the review i always thought the bronze hilt (that has a peg was what held them together)and to the point why make the bronze useless for displaying? with engraving the "china" on the blade in the front and not the back where its incomplete so it didnt totaly ruin the blade?

I'm sorry TG, I've got a follow up question. Does Castle Grayskull come with the orb and the orb stand or do we have to get King Grayskull and TOD Sorceress for that?

The current plan is for it to come with a new orb holder that is about 1/2 the size of the one TOD Sorceress comes with (in order to fit into the orb room) but not the orb. The Orb is exclusive to King Grayskull figure.

Can we petition for a He-Man 2.0 now using the NA He-Man wrists and maybe a Filmation sword or something??? Please???

Actually, he is not sold out. We just sold out of the stock at DR. We have plenty more stock in our main facility we are moving over to DR this week.

Also, just to manage expectations, if any when He-Man does sell out this does not automatically trigger a 2.0. Right now we are looking into a 2014 line (based on 2013 sub sales). If we did a He-Man 2.0 it would use up a development slot and a lot of this comes down to would you rather have a new He-Man or an all new character like Mantenna or Two-Bad or Rio Blast etc?

i have a burning question here.
can you tell me among these Motu characters:
Kittrina /King Helios /Molkron /Dark One /Vultak /Dylamug /Batros /Goat Man
Sea Hawk /Huntara /Colonel Blast /Admiral Scurbey /Kulatak Elder, Ceratus, Snake Armor He-Man/Ice Armor He-Man and Serpos.
which of them are or could be a target for you?

As per catras response to another post, its not possible to update the artwork on the grayskull meter as quickly as we would all like, but is it possible to get a number update such as 28% to goal* artwork may not reflect actual number etc etc. I think that would make all of us happy to get at least something and putting percentages in number format is the quickest.

Several people have posted over on He-Man.org claiming they got fused Keldor swords in their weapons packs instead of the separating keldor swords. I thought Mattel caught all the fused swords and were using those as the Powercon giveaway. Why is the Factory in china packing fused swords in the great unrest weapons packs. People don't want to have to return their weapons packs and take the chance of customer service refunding their money instead of reissuing a replacement weapons pack.

Can you please look into this to see if it's only a few mistakes or a wide spread issue with the weapons packs. I have two arriving this week and hope mine have the splitting keldor swords.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

It is possible a very small amount of non splitting swords ended up in the pack by accident. If you do get one you can simple exchange it at no cost to you through CS. But you do need to return the full pack with all piece count for an exchange.

Regarding the Castle Grayskull patterned tiered stands on which Fang Man and Jitsu were displayed at the New York City Comic Con, is this a clue perhaps that tiered stands for MOTU Classics figures could be on the way? And if so, would it only be Grayskull inspired, or could there also be stands made representative of the various factions?

Not a clue. These ARE the new tiered MOTUC stands (well the work in progress stands, we are still adjusting them so the tiers are more distinct). It was revealed late on Sunday in our booth.

Just curious - you say that the minimum preorders needed for CG has to match the 2013 sub sales. Many folks bought more than one sub to get us over the line - so realistically do you think that people who forked out a bit more to save the line would dig even deeper again for such an expensive (but, admittedly, pretty awesomely cool!) item?

Realistically, no, I don't personally think someone with say 5 2013 subs will buy 5 CGs. BUT, I also think that the Castle appeals to a more casual fan and hoping that many fans who did not buy a sub may buy a Castle and compensate for those who bought multiple subs but only one Castle.

I'm sorry but im a little confused here, I just got my frosta and i compared her to all of my other female figures and i dont see how this is such a huge deal.. her forearms gauntlets may not match the majority of the POP characters, but it seems to match teela and evil lyns, and no one has complained about those... sorry its more of a rant then a question but if mattel has an official stance on it i'd like to hear it, because in my opinion (which probably only matters to me) nothing really looks out of proportion). i'm (hopefully) including a photo of the majority of female charachters to show you what i am trying to say. notice that teela, battleground teela, Evil-lyn and battleground Evil-lyn match frosta and no one has ever said anything bad about that. so either i am confused about what exactly the forearm issue is or people need to go back and complain about all the teelas and evil-lyns. thanks for listening to me rant...

Yeah, this detail is hard to see. Technically the gloves are reversed but to the caual eye, it is really hard to tell. And she stil functions 100% correct as is. But we do our best to always hit these details. Sometimes factors beyond our control intervene in th best laid plans!

Hey, Scott, me again asking another question: Our beloved undead Karak Nul came with a relic that had the key to Castle Grayskull inside. Could you find a way to make it interact with the castle (maybe to open tne secret door)? And when it comes to a bio for the ancient ruin: how about adding a mini-comic, but only for preorders?

Definately a cool idea. Nothing set yet and hopefully this is not a detail holding up anyone from pre ordering. But we will look into this!

Will the two walls held together by the hinges be able to "un-hinge" like the vintage one? If so, would it be possible to have a hinge on the other side of the front wall for customers who buy more than one castle to attach a spare "non-front" side of the castle to make three walls for one castle?

I honestly don't know. At this point details like this are still unknown. Hopefully your order is not contingent on this detail!

Modulok
When/If you get to him, do you see him packed in a normal MOTUC package?
Assembled or Unassembled?
If unassembled, please consider packing him similar to the Weapons Pak.
Monster High has an item out on the market with "body parts" displayed this way.

Next Weapons Pak
*Bubble Power She-Ra headpiece with silver reflecting sticker.
This would help make a more accurate original toy representation.

Kudos to you and the MattyCollector team regarding the plentiful information available for the ordering of Castle Grayskull! I see multitudinous questions in this thread and elsewhere as to the timing of the pre-sale, costs, etc., but I can't help but feel people are simply not reading the instructions clearly enough. Everything seems very well spelled out down to the most minute detail, at least to my eyes. So, I'm sending you a pat on the back for making sure the buyer understands exactly what they're getting, when they can order, how much they will be charged initially vs. day of, etc. Awesome work and well deserving of praise!

Well thanks! Please help spread the word. We Ned every fans help on this one!

I just found casually following info:
We have until Nov 10 to hit out min but can keep preorder open until Jan 3 as long as the min is hit by Nov 10. If we don't hit the min by Nov 10 we'll just end it all.

As me, it is possible that many others wanted to wait until january to preorder. Please INFORM us customers via e-mail about these details, in order to avoid displeasing confusions.

The order page says the 3rd of January,but I am hearing it is actually in less then a month from other posters.....which is it....and if it is in early November...why the heck does the order page say January 2013?

Also is my card pre authorized for a zero amount or 250 then it falls off?
Thanks for clarity.
Also great job at NYCC!

EDIT....
It looks like at the org they are saying by November 10th,I can not find the post you said it in...if this is true..
CHANGE THE FREAKING PRE-ORDER PAGE! To November 10th.
I was going to wait until after Christmas.
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Edit....again.....I see the page is updated with the new date.
Ignore this post,I have my answer.
Thanks for your time.

We must meet the min order by Nov 10. If we do this pre order will continue through Jan 3.

Hi Scott, I love Castle Grayskull, and I'll be buying 2 of them. But I just wanted to make sure that you guys are designing the throne to work with The Sorceress figure. The throne isn't going to be very useful if the drums or wings on The Sorceress figure prevent her from sitting in it.

This is something we are looking into but can't confirm the execution right now.

You are falling way too far behind on Great Rebellion figures. There are a lot of ladies to get to. I'm a fan of all factions, but the mythos feels like it's missing a corner of its own universe. Up until Recently, NA and Great Rebellion were severely lagging. We need to see a couple of these ladies and sooner rather than later. We can't have a Great Rebellion with only a handful of people.

*Glimmer, Angella, Castaspella, Mermista are the big four, at least get to these.

We have already done 10 GR figures vs only 2 Galactic Protectors. I'm time we hope to doors for both.

I would like to pre-order Castle Grayskull and will use my current credit card for pre-authorization. I know that next year I will be moving to another country. This means that my credit card will be totally changed by the time the Castle is produced. Is it ok to use one credit card for pre-authorization and do the payment with a new credit card?

Now that We have a New Wrist for NA He-Man for him to Truly hold his sword aloft, has anyone thought of Making a non-sub He-Man 3.0? Maybe throw in an extra harness and two "wig pieces" to switch between He-Man eras. Vintage and Modern He-Man.

great reveils at nycc and 2013 cant be here fast enough. so happy to see new adventure he-man. the old figure had a helmet and a chest armor. will NA he-man have additional armor to? if not, it would be cool to have these in a future weapons pack.

Hey Guru, thanks for the new adventures he-man reveal! I felt like I was five years old again when I saw it! I know it was not the most popular incarnation, but your favorite figures stick with you all through life. Nice job.

Fun panel today, and great reveals. I'm super excited for the launch of the CG pre-order (thanks for adding the meter) but I'm concerned that fans won't back it without really being able to see what the blue prints have to offer. Is there any way to get some larger images of the interior up on the pre-order page so that we can really see all the awesomeness to come?

Would it be possible for some sort of "hook" addition to be placed outside the castle to position the flying characters such as Buzz Off or Stratos. This would help to create the illusion that these types of characters are in mid flight. Just my two cents.

No, this is not in the design, but cool idea!

NA He-Man really NEEDS to get his helmeted head and his armour. He's just incomplete without those parts.

Any chance we might still see these parts?
If they can't be included with the figure, please find a way to still make them possible. (Weapons Pack or with another figure).

Will there be any alt heads for Clamp Champ and NA He-Man?
NA He-Man is missing his helmeted head/mullet head
and Clamp Champ could really do with a second head
1. younger looking with staction headgear
2. old head from mini comics with a thick mushtache

Over at the German he-man.de forums someone suggested he would put Dekkers younger head on a Man-At-Arms body, to create the younger version of Dekker when he was the Man-At-Arms. This made me think about the heritage of this position:
Does every Man-At-Arms wear the same armor that we know from Duncan? Or will every character in that position have his own armor? So far we know about 4 Man-At-Arms΄ : Dekker, Duncan, Clamp Champ and Sir Laser-Lot. I could see Clamp Champ and Sir Laser-Lot still using their own armor, but Dekkers gown seems to be more of the casual style, not exactly an armor that suits the position of the royal Man-At-Arms.

Is it possible that only one Club Eternia 2013 figure will come out in the month when grayskull comes out ?? And no extras like weapons pak....I asked this because for international fans the castle will be really expensive. $250,00 + Shipping + Taxes = I think it will be more than $330,00

We try to keep the year balanced but many times factors beyond our control change release schedules.

Well, we get a Time Agents sticker, we get Great Rebellion stickers, there even is a new Son of He-Man sticker coming with King He-Man.

Would you please consider giving the Fighting Foe Men a sticker on their own? You could give them a sticker sheet for subscribers with PoG, Horde and FFM stickers to customize their box and this would give you the option to add more members (like the Wind Raider pilot) to their ranks!

Scott, you told us, there won't be a new He-Man before the current He-Man has sold out. You also told us, you made TONS of him to have him available all year.

Now he has sold out.

Here's the idea for a new He-Man 3.0: Give him the new wirst articulation of NA He-Man AND add armor and second, helmeted head to him. That way, A LOT of fans would be interested in buying him not only because of his ability to hold his sword aloft, but also because of more display options and to create your perfect mix-and-match He-Man!

He has not sold out. The allocation for the party pak sold out. You can still buy him.

How do I pre-order Grayskull?
I would rather saw off my own hand with a dull hacksaw and then roll around in broken glass and take a lemon bath than miss out on this.

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I am a huge fan of the Masters of the Universe action figures and would love to collect them from years to come.
Do you think there is room in the line to have a universe within a universe and create a MOTU Game of Thrones toy line?
I think the classics style and quality would suit the characters from the book/tv series and that the two lines would look great together.

There are no words to say how ABSOLUTELY AWESOME NA He-Man looks! I don't know if you listened to fans about including the iron cross, but it was a much-needed addition that makes NA He-Man more a part of MOTU! In doing this, it brings NA even more into the fold. I think the efforts you've made to bring NA into MOTU have all been good ones.

Thank you as well for Clamp Champ and the plans for Castle Grayskull.

Another set of reveals that I think are helping bring consumer confidence back to this line.

I noticed the two blue "holes" in the back of He-Mans armor. Is there supposed to be a sheath for his sword in that place? Since the figure is still in a very early stage of development, was the sheath just not finished yet?
If you didn΄t plan for him to have a sheath for his sword, would you please reconsider that decission?

Yes, the sword holder was not finished in time for NYCC but will be included.

I would like to request that all 3 packs going forward be packed out in the Vykron shaped box rather than the Star Sisters / Swiftwind box ... IMO the Star sisters box was unnecessarily over-sized for 3 figures and a bird. The Eternian Palace guards, Snake Men 2 packs and Vykron look really nice in their sleek, well-fitted packaging but the Star Sisters look a bit ridiculous in the box they were packed in. There is way too much open/wasted space at the top. I'm sure this would also cut down on shipping costs, not to mention saving space for MISB collectors. I hope it is not too late to make this change.
We can't fit three full figures in that package.

NA He-Man looks amazing, and now I'm very eager to see the 4HM tackle NA Skeletor. But it also got me thinking: since the Icarius bio says She-Ra went to Primus with He-Man, have you given any thought to a redesign of She-Ra similar to what He-Man and Skeletor got?

when you get to the next weapons pak, would you please include he-man's classic original armor in gold with red cross symbol same colours as na he-mans plus the classic sword of he with gold hilt and trans-green blade and a trans-green classic shield. i think that would be so cool

According to the B-sheet presented ΰ NYCC, only one regular figure will be able to enter Castle Grayskull at a time.

Some rumors say the jaw-bridge will be big enough to let He-Man + Battle cat enter the Castle.

TG, can you clarify what the size of the jaw-bridge (and the overall scale of CG) will be?

Note : For my part I was imagining from day 1 the jaw-bridge would be at least 2 figures tall and even if I'm quite happy to have CG as drawn on the B-Sheet, I would have preferred a bigger one (Even if it would cost 350$).

Thanks for your time and keep up the great work, the MOTUC is an amazing line, hope to see it last for many more years!

We will have a video up in a few days showing a foam model next to the vintage set.

Will the preorders be capped at a certain amount once preorders have been made. Or, will you take as many orders as you can when preorders have passed the goal, during the preorder time frame?
No.You can preorder as many as you want.

From what I understand, the more you order from the factories, the better deals you get. And so, you always want to ensure that you have a preorder number of subs really close or exceeding such a number that would ensure you a good deal with them.

So, my question is why not just make more? Fulfill all the orders of those who have a subscription, but also make more of those figures to get a great deal from the factories. That would accomplish two primary things, you guys would get a better deal from factories you use, and day-of-buyers (and subscribers who want extras) will be able to more easily get the figures they want because stock would ideally last for more than a day, which would be a good thing for all involved. You have roughly a month of time to sell any stragglers that last more than a day (though there's no harm in just leaving them up there for months to come if they don't sell), but that's perfectly fine, because it isn't like every figure needs to sell out in <1 hour everytime to be successful. As long as they sell out in any number of time, they're successful.

And if this isn't an option, I'd be curious to know why. I suppose one reason is because perhaps to get to the next best deal with factories the number of orders has to go up to a much higher number. Or I guess the resources allotted to you (the MotU brand) could be insufficient to make a better deal, in which case you should fight for it! Well, that is, if the above is actually valid.

I've been holding out on buying Panthor because of the hope that one day I can get a flocked version. I realize you can't tell me if it IS happening, but if it's NOT ever going to happen, let me know so I can buy the not-flocked-but-still-cool version.

A lot of fans assume that when/if Mattel gets around to a Filmation variant of Hordak, that he will include Imp. Please do us all a favor and include Imp with him. I know you don't want to see the endless threads complaining about a lack of Imp, and I don't want to suffer through reading them. LOL

that Castle Grayskull will remain at the $200 mark. Once shipping is figured in, it will be expensive and quite the investment for people/fans/customers, especially international fans. I hope this has been taken into account.

It looks like to avoid cost reducing it we are going to set the price at 250.00. That does not include shipping.

First of all, great deal! I hope you guys advertise deal as I'm sure it has the potential to definitely interest some new customers to MotUC.

Onto the question, just to confirm, the He-Man included in this "2-pack" is the reissue one (the one without the red shading around the eyes), correct?

I'd also like to know if the international shipping error with Battle Cat will be corrected for "2-pack", seeing as how whenever Battle Cat is added to a shipment, the price becomes much more expensive, compared, to say, if you add Panthor to a shipment. I'm sure you already know about this problem, so I hope it could be dealt with before the sale, because I'm sure that'd be an unfortunate surprise to some.

So far, Classics has paid homage to Mark Taylor, Roger Sweet, and Alfredo Alcala. I feel Tony Guerrero should be added to that list with his original production head sculpt of He-Man. I honestly feel fans would die for this!

Some suggestions:

~The hair and face should be sculpted and cast as one like the original version and not separate pieces.
~Make it as close to the original as possible with some added detail like in the eyes and teeth.
~Have the sculpt casted in flesh color like the original.
~Don't remember if the first He-Man in production had the soft heads(I think they did) but that might be a cool detail?

Hope all is well and that you're enjoying the silence before the comic-con! This will be my first time at NYCC and I'm pretty amped!

My question/comment, though I realize you've had a barrage of frosta's free gift questions thrown at you, is: have you and design thought at all about coming up with a comb accessory that could be related to Frosta? Like a clear blue plastic comb axe or maybe a comb ice sword of some sort?

Just a thought. I really hope that whatever it is, it has something to do with Frosta

Thanks for your time and enjoy the long weekend, assuming you get one

We have a few concepts being coated out. Some are Frosta related, others not at all.

Hey Toy Guru. First of all Mekaneck is great! favorite of the year so far after TP He-Man.

I have some random questions for you:

1. If you could put one vintage character into production RIGHT NOW and money was no object, who would it be?

2. two of my favorites recently have been icarius and slush head. Just great execution. Did those two and optikk sell well enough to justify exploring the whole range of New Adventures characters? I'm dying for a new adventures heman as it was one of the first heman figs i ever owned.

Just one, prob either Mantenna or Modulock. I love me some vintage Horde. The Rock Warriors would be up there too.

So my understanding is that there will be no apology gift for day of buyers. Full disclosure. I am a subber and I buy a day of every month.

So now that day of buyers know that they have a chance of getting a correct figure or a incorrect figure. Couldn't they buy the max of 10 and return the defected Frosta's?

I think you need to make the Frosta apology gift for EVERYONE that keeps the Frosta. It will be a thank you for supporting MOTU not just an apology. I think you should make this statement ASAP so that you don't end up getting stuck with 1,500 Frosta's.

I'm just saying. I love MOTU and don't want this to hurt the line.

Only the sub holders will be getting the gift as day of buyers can choose whether they want her (as you do each months). 100% of the Frostas are the same. There is not a portion that has the gloves the other way.

Is the The New Adventures Timeline obsolete? With She-Ra going with He-Man to Primus how much does that change things in the The New Adventures story line and could it have a ripple effect in anything after NA?
Ready:

I know you stated there was a shot of the Rattlor prototype (that included the armor which was later cut after the deco costs came back higher)

My question is will you be trying to get Rattlors Armour out to us fans in 2013 somehow either packed in with another figure or via a weapons pack like you did with the 2012 Figures cut Accessories since 2014 is still up in the air?

Thank you for taking the time to read this and I look forward to your reply.

We already announced that we are looking into this (watch Pixel Dan's SDCC walk through video). No plans now, but the armor was tool'd so we'd love to get it out one day.

I agree about Octavia using bendy tentacles. This is the time design can step in and say:

"OK, Snout Spout didn't work. However King Hssss' material is something that has been successful. Also, our cat twins in our very own Monster High doll line also use bendy material for their tails, with similar success."

It's unfortunate that you have a very doable action feature staring at you and Snout Spout's trunk has scared you off to it. I am very grateful that you acknowledge the obstacle that foam created, but please don't throw the baby out with the bathwater on this issue. She should have bendy tentacles.

But IF YOU CAN'T...

May I suggest that whatever piece on her back that holds the tentacles be removable? Then maybe an optional bendy tentacles pack can be released in a Weapons pack in the future? It's would be very much appreciated, and of course then I'd buy two Octavias to display both ways. :-)

Lizard Man is (really) cool, but he seems like he'd be a bit too small to be on a MotUC body. What do you think about making him (if you were to make him, of course) on something similar to a DCUC mold? The upcoming Dark Knight Returns Batman from the Batman Unlimited line is using a body really similar to a MotUC mold (despite you noting that he only has MotUC shoulders), so making a DCUC-like mold in MotUC should be a possibility too, right? Maybe have his hip ball joints to be more like they are in MotUC, give him some rocker ankles, and he should look right at home with other MotUC figures. What he could borrow from DCUC is possibly arms and legs (barring hands and feet of course), maybe even ones with double jointed elbows and knees! Of course at the end of the day, he could be a completely original mold, with just being smaller and/or thinner than the average MotUC mold.

And maybe if the costs work out, he could even be a bit cheaper than a regular $27 MotUC figure, more like the price of a DCUC figure (assuming DCUC parts are actually used to save money). Well, unless you guys want to stack him with accessories, then it would make more sense to be full priced. It could also make sense if he'd be an out of sub figure, since he'd be pretty different from the average MotUC figure.

I also think a couple of daggers would make for good weapons for him. I think he seems like a rogue type of character, since he seems to be really agile. But it's your guy's choice at the end of the day how you want him to be, bios and all that.

Some thoughts after watching an episode featuring him.

And some pictures of him for those who don't remember him.

I'm well aware of Lizard man, he's one of CB's favorite figs and he brings him up all the time!

Scott, do you have any input with the DC folks about stories or comic book ideas? I write MOTU stories and many folks at The Great Rebellion tell me I should write a comic for MOTU. I have a great one-shot Vykron idea I'd like to send you to pass along, if you'd be interested in taking a look (even if you can't pass it along, I would like for you to read a sample chapter and give me your feedback.)

Vykron ran his fingers through his long, black hair, pulling back away from his eyes. Reaching for a silver helmet adorned with gold highlights, he placed it on his head, smiling as he studied his image in a nearby mirror. The helmet was a symbol of his status as an undefeated champion of the games, and he wore it with pride.

He then walked to a corner of his quarters, where hung a massive rack adorned with all sorts of weapons, including various maces, swords, lances, spears, and his personal favorite, a battle axe with a long handle. He was quite fond of this particular piece, having won it from a well respected warrior in the games. He turned it in the light, admiring the light as it shined across the blade.

Hearing the curtain to his quarters being pulled back, Vykron turned to see a man of smaller stature enter the room. He wore a long cloak to hide the fact that he walked with the aid of a crutch. His face bore scars of past fights in the game, his left eye and cheekbone gone, lost long ago to the blow of a mace.

"Ah, Decon, my old friend, I was afraid you would not make it in time," Vykron said, a wide smile on his face as he walked to meet his friend in a firm handshake.

"Quite a crowd has gathered to see today's game," Decon said, extending his hand to meet Vykron's, shaking firmly. "I would not miss this."

"That is good," Vykron said enthusiastically, shouldering his axe, his smile widening. "I plan to send that monkey back to the trees where he belongs."

Decon studied the weapon. "With only that?" he asked, doubt in his voice. "Perhaps you should also carry a sidearm, should it prove ineffective..."

"It won't," Vykron retorted, his smile fading. He turned back to his armory, fastening one of two silver bracers on each of his wrists.

"I meant no disrespect..."

"I have fought ferocious men in that arena," Vykron said, as he fastened his bracers. "Warriors. Barbarians. Tacticians. And all of them were cunning, and armed heavily. I took them all on, some with nothing more than my bare hands, and I always came out on top. Now this animal, this...ape comes forward, and challenges me. He is uncivilized, and nothing more than a savage. He is huge, yes, but he poses no threat to me. The axe will do just nicely."

"I see, my friend," Decon nodded softly. "Well since you are confindent in your victory, shall we raise a cup of wine to toast the game?"

"Now I like the way you think," Vykron laughed. "Can you pour while I finish preparing?"

"I would be glad to," Decon nodded, hobbling over to a table with food and drink on it. He chose two goblets, and grabbed a bottle. He pulled the cork and poured the wine. He looked over his shoulder to see that Vykron had his back to him. He then pulled a small vial from a pouch on his belt, opened it and poured the contents into one of the goblets. Hearing Vykron turn around, he quickly dropped the vial on the table behind the wine bottle, and grabbed the goblets and turned around as best as he could, careful as to which one he handed to Vykron.

"It will be a swift one," Vykron smiled. He drank his wine down quickly, as Decon sipped his slowly, watching with his one good eye. Vykron finished his wine, then threw his goblet to the ground.

"Come watch the game," he gestured to Decon, hoisting his axe over his shoulder again. "It will be fun watching the savage be humuliated."

"I will catch up, my friend," Decon said. He looked to his crutch. "I will only slow you down."

"Very well," Vykron smiled, puling back the curtain. "Don't wait too long, you may miss it." He then left Decon alone in his quarters.

Decon went back to the table and placed his goblet back down, and picked up the vial he had dropped. He studied it for a moment, then put it back into the pouch hanging from his belt. It made a soft clinking noise.

"Gygor may be a savage, my friend," Decon said softly, patting the pouch, enjoying the clinking noise he heard. "But I am sure his gold is just as good as anyone else's." He left the room silently , making his way to the arena to find a seat to watch the games.

I help approve the comics as the brand manager but I don't provide overall creative direction.

1.) Are ALL Frosta assembled wrong? There are fans already claiming they would return Frosta only because she isn't vintage MotU. So, if there is only a certain percentage of Frostas with reversed arms, do customers still have the opportunity to return her, if she has correct arms?

2.) The apology item, will it be related to Frosta and when will it ship?

3.) How will you handle the relationship to your vendor so that those things do not happen again? Wouldn't it be good to have someone at the factory to review production where it happens?

Yes, We don't know but ideally Q3 2013, and we are constantly working with our vendors to improve QC!

Hey TG! your answer to all Castle Grayskull ralated questions and suggestions have been like "Lets keep all CG ideas and feedback until AFTER you see the drawing at NYCC" but, when we get to see the drawing, will there be time to suggest, change modify anything? Or will it be like "this is the drawing of what you will get, and there is no time to modify anything by now"? Thanks for your time!

I noticed a change in the wording for this month's upcoming October Subscriptions as:

"Subscription orders should begin shipping approximately Wednesday, October 10th, three business days before the October 15th on-sale date" does this mean subscriptions are now being processed a day or two sooner?

You know you saw it, and so did we. So the question is, was this a ploy to get us in an uproar for a new weapons pack item, or is this going to be included with the figure when it ships with the sub?

Neither. Here is what happened.

When the photo department shot him, somehow they had two stalves (he only comes with one) and they shot him holding both. We sent him back for a new shoot but in the meantime the digital team went into the Rattlor file for a sale image and the only image in there was a shot of the prototype (that included the armor which was later cut after the deco costs came back higher) since Rattlor was still being reshot with only one stalve.

So an incorrect image was breifly put up on the promo page. It is already swapped out. For the record the armor is not Included and we will be sure the actual sale page has a correct image so you know what you are buying!

As you may be well aware the whole "Black Plastic Gate or Blasticgate" issue. Figures getting paint chipped off and all that.

The culprit is not the paint OR the plastic. It's having figures molded in strange colors and then painted.

Look at the left image, the one labeled as a custom. That is Bow's crotch repainted. Some of the REALLY Dark Purple (almost black) has chipped/scraped off and you can see the color from the molded plastic underneath (Blue). What's happening to the Vykrons, Dragon Blaster Skeletors, Mekanecks, etc is EXACTLY THE SAME THING THAT HAPPENED TO THAT CUSTOM FIGURE!!
The paint is being rubbed off/scraped off by the friction from the joints.
What the customers really want is for the figures to be molded in the appropriate colors as much as possible in order to display the figures and use the articulation points as intended!
For example:
If it's a Skeletor figure then, he should have his arms, legs and torso molded in that nifty Skeletor Blue. (maybe have a little paint airbrushed for shading)but not have him molded in Mosquitor Black or Human Flesh colors (pale or dark skinned) and then have Faker Blue paint caked on the toy. Because the moment the paint starts peeling or chipping off we're going to see the weird color underneath. The only way to prevent that (on future figures) is to have as many parts as possible molded in the correct colors.

That's pretty much the issue from the Customer side. Paint + Areas where parts rub against each other = BAD!

I hope this may help to solve the issue of "Blacksticgate"

I'm honestly not what your specific question is, but we noted at Power Con resolutions to both issues!

I am surprised a certain she ra figure hasn't shown up yet.no this isn't another glimmer request.I am talking of castaspella.wasn't she your favorite tg? Oh and thanks for doing frosta( my fave she ra friend) and that beautiful Octavia coming up.

MOTUC is not Scott's line. There is only one figure in 5 years that I put in because I wanted him and that was Carnivus. Everyone else has been based on fan demand and balancing the line year to year to get the most characters out there. More POP are coming!

I read somewhere that due to some assembly problem with Frosta, Matty would offer subscribers the possibility to ask for a refund on this figure. How and when will this be done?

Also, if someone prefers the refund instead of the figure, will he/she get the special gift Mattel announced to compensate subscribers for this issue?

We had hoped to offer that but it wasn't working. So after you get your Frosta if you want to return it for a refund just contact customer service. But keep in mind there won't be another version of Frosta coming. This is it. So if you return her you will be Frosta-less.

Rattlor looks far better in the pic on the page announcing the sale than any other pic I've seen of him! We getting that armor? Please say that we are!

No. We noted this at SDCC when we reveled the figure. Every scale on Rattlor was a deco hit and that made him way more expensive than we had anticipated so the armor was cut very early on. The wrong image was used on the sale page but we'll get that corrected ASAP. Sorry for the confusion!

Rattlor with his armor and no bracers and boots is like putting a chest harness on Oo-Lar and calling it a He-Man figure.

Instead of only putting the armor in a future Weapons Pak, make a non-sub variant using existing parts for those of us who would pay for a MYP Rattlor. By using the Snake Man-At-Arms and Battleground Evil-Lyn treatment, you get to re-use that nearly 100% Rattlor buck again, instead of never re-using it again.

This doesn't have to be an immediate thing, but a suggestion.
Doing this would require a new sku and at this point we are going to use every sku we can to maximize characters. While we do want to find a way to release the armor one day, doing an all new Rattlor isn't as likely.

Is the topic of overloaded months for subscribers of multiple properties ever brought up in meetings? Please don't take this the wrong way because I know schedules are posted and we know what is coming well in advance, so planning our budget isn't really a huge problem, but I'm just curious if these conversations take place between the people handling each brand and then looked at with the release schedule for all brands in mind.

I also understand that as we get later in the year items have to ship within the calendar year if they are a 2012 SKU, but even then why release new items like the DC All-Stars and MOTUC Weapons pack during a month that already has multiple releases?

Trust me, I love having new items for all of the brands, just kind of stinks when there is so much awesomeness in one month. First world problem I guess!

Also, thanks because I honestly love the product you guys are putting out and the passion you guys have for the properties certainly is evident!

2012 did not ship as intended. We tried very hard to spread items out evenly but that didn't work out as well as we had hoped due to schedule logistics. Overloading the months wasn't the intent, but it happens.

All reviews and teasers have shown Rattlor with no armor. On the News post right here on MattyCollector.com, he is shown with his 200X armor on. I'm not a Hate-Or but man, the left hand needs to learn what the right hand is doing. This kinda stuff feels like a thumb to the eye sometimes.

So I guess my question is...what's up with that?

We used the wrong image. It happens. I've already asked the team to correct it. Should be removed by the AM. Rattlor does not come with the armor. We couldn't afford it as noted when we revealed him at SDCC. He has a ton of deco. Every scale was a deco hit!

I downloaded the app on my iphone thought it would be more convienant for me cause i constantly look at the forums and so with that being said when it ask me to log on the app its saying that its a invalid user name and password i tried several different possibilities trying to logon but nothing didnt work

If I'm going to complain when I feel unsatisfied, I should praise when I feel grateful.

The SDCC reveals, while cool, were a little odd. Now, looking at 2nd Quarter 2013 combined with 1st Quarter, it is obvious that the focus has shifted from the 2012 30th Anniversary vintage-heavy model to a more robust, all-inclusive approach. Thank you! (But PLEASE keep it up!)

Keldor's swords - It was a little weak sauce, but collectors like factory errors as a general rule, so it's kinda cool. Plus, it was really awesome of Mattel to help the Power Con promoters work through their sales slump. Thank you!

Subscriber e-mail - Stuff often gets posted when it shouldn't (like the Snake Men and DB Skeletor), so it was REALLY cool that subscribers got the Power Con reveal e-mail just as the con attendees sat down for the Matty panel. It really enhanced the excitement for those of us watching from home. Thank you!

Castle Grayskull - You are giving customers the pre-order they begged for. What happens next is on us. Thank you!

Question: If preorders on Grayskull prove successful, might this be a way to get other large-scale items...or even figures, if the sub goes away in 2014?

If CG sales go well, yes it "might" open the door for more. But nothing planned right now.

I think it would be awesome if there was a spot to keep Castle Grayskullman integrated into the design, like in a chamber or false wall...maybe a molded section of wall or something. I know it's a shot in the dark with trying to keep to the original concept and keeping costs down, but it's something to consider!

That would be cool but lets hold off on CG questions until after NYCC!

This hasn΄t been covered in Vykrons bio, and for some reason I doubt we΄ll be seeing many more bios of this particular era of MOTUC lore, so...:

Who were Vykrons previous adversaries in the arena? I mean, where did his space suit and the tanktop armor come from?
As I don΄t really enjoy displaying the same character twice (or even three times) in my layout, I wanted to create Vykron΄s enemies using those extra armor pieces, making them into characters of their own. Any "suggestion" which base figures (or even certain parts of various figures) I could use for this task? I΄m sure I could come up with some designs of my own, but I like to think that there is an "official idea" as to how they looked before meeting Vykron ;-)

Was there and action feature with it i cant remember and toyguru thank you so much for a castle grayskull it has been a demand since day one now is the castle going to have a handle on it like the vintage?

There was no action feature on the vintage Point Dread. It did connect to the vintage castle.

I just had a random idea that I felt I could throw out for you to give back to the MOTUC community.
With SDCC being planned now, an your looking for somethin lite on tooling costs, to help with savings on costs across the board.
Here is a very easy MOTUC figure to make, that would work VERY well as a not 100% "have to have" SDCC exclusive MOTUC figure, an wont incite a riot with the MOTUC fans... lol.

Hey TG, could you please remind the 4H/desing team, to desing the tower of castle grayskull to be compatible with a future and hipotetical "point dread" attachment?? maybe you could even sculp/tool it with castle grayskull bugdet to save cost in a future realease of pont dread and Talon Fighter? Thanks for everything

Lets keep all CG ideas and feedback until AFTER you see the drawing at NYCC. That drawing should answer a lot of questions.

How about a 3rd side that flips in between the 2 original sides? It could just be a piece of sculpted/painted plastic (no moving parts, just the balcony and nothing on the back/inside of the castle). The attached picture shows the sides at 180 degrees rather than the normal 90 degrees.

It would be really cool!

(Click on Title Link to see Image)

That would be cool, and we had to judge that vs. keeping the price under 300.00

What was the reason behind basing the CG design on the original toy prototype?
On several fan polls (on he-man.org for instance)the Filmation and the original Boxart version is clearly in the lead so wouldnt the best choice be to make a hybrid of these two?
Keep up the great work and thanks for this amazing line!!

A choice had to be made and because Classics is about getting to the ultimate version of vintage designs, we felt this would be the direction to go in. Never an easy choice!

Toyguru, you may remember my post a while back about the black plastic issue. You have said you will look into it and I believe we have showed you and mattel the pics of the problem. I TRUST Ruben and Mattel to do the right thing.

But the main reason I wanted to say Thank you was I was very happy with the reveals and especially Grayskull. I will again be buying 2 to support the line even with a new baby on the way. I hope it makes the pre-order and maybe we can finally get a needed Snake mountain. (Here's to crossing my fingers).

I think you are trying Scott and I applaude you in that. I just wish Mattel actually listens and do what is right.

He looks terrific! Personally, I would like to see him with longer legs, ala the vintage mini comic depiction. Has there been any consideration for this or an additional set of legs in package? Or two versions for sale?

I just got finished reading the 3rd mini comic for the 8th time today. I really love how everything was handled, especially the reveal of 'you know who'. It's really gotten me interested in where MOTUC could go beyond just the vintage figures. And seeing the He-Ro faction sticker led me to the He-Ro bible that nicely continued the legend of He-Man.

So my question is, did the original roadmap planned out until 2016 include characters such as Dare and new He-Ro that would have pulled the story out into a new generation?

And if so, what needs to happen theoretically to get those characters back on track if they are no in danger due to the revised road map, which it sounds like they are? Is new media the answer? Or just plain and simple more subs sold?

2013 is untouched from the "original roadmap" and includes "King He-Man", so that should answer your question.

Will there be day of sale castle grey skulls or is the preorder the only way

Right now, it is preorder only. Things could change, but if you are waiting for a day of you may miss out (it may also go up in price from the preorder, if (and that is a BIG IF) there are any day of).

Scott, in one of your recent video posts you mention that the 'My Subscription' page should be live in several weeks... if not by early 2013. I'm just checking in to see how things are progressing in the beta test stage? Are you ready to roll this puppy out to the masses?

With all due respect, it's been nearly a year with no (functioning) page, and although I acknowledge and respect the fact that you are dealing with a limited set of resources for such a development, testing, and implementation effort... I'm thinking that at this point it's about time to set this baby free and let it sink or swim. Otherwise you risk 'analysis paralysis'... while we your customers wait forever for you to get it juuuuuust right.

We are in the last phases of testing now. We want to do all we can to ensure when it is up it works.

i was wondering where i can find a release schedule. I know that Frosta, King Randor Filmation, Mosquitor, and Grayskullman are all coming out this year but what months?
Check out our Power Con fan panel for all the updates!

You keep asking people to buy "all in" subscription, but then we can't even complete our collection without paying $70 on eBay for a Temple of Darkness Sorceress? Why were so few made that you might not even have enough to offer online? I've bought a subscription every year since they were first offered, and as a subscriber, things like this are really obnoxious. With the other subscriber perks that Mattel only just figured out, how was a guaranteed Temple of Darkness Sorceress for subscribers not considered? I wish I could get Keldor's sword, too, but that's less essential as it's essentially just a defect.

When we sold in the sub the last few years (during our SDCC panel) we made it very clear that there would be items not included in the sub.

Just so I'm clear, is it 100% confirmed that there will be some stock left to sell on Matty of the Temple of Darkness Sorceress? With the sellout at Powercon I would just like to be certain this is the case.

At this point we are not guaranteeing their will be stock on Matty.com but we hope so.

Fans want silver instead of light blue.
Fans wanted a working net.
Fans wanted the headdress.
Fans want her scallops on her bracers painted blue to match the boots.

Now fans have to be concerned that the first PoP character after the potentially defective and shortchanged Frosta might be misassembled too? Please understand why fans want immediacy in an update. It's not being entitled, but you need to allay the worries of a jaded PoP community.

Any update, even stating you are aware, would be appreciated.

Remember you can push her back to fix if needed ...we have Ram Man :-)

So...what is the update?

I'd love to be able to give fans everything they want. But alas that just isn't how the world works.

Her feet are being reviewed by design. Colors and other accessories are not as easy to adjust and to manage expectations, there won't be changes to these.

When you mentioned tha after Dekker the black plastic issue will be solved you mean that the figures will be molded in their
base color? Thank you

Many methods will be used, but I did pass to design that fans would prefer not to use black as a base color when possible. This does not mean you won't see black, but I did pass along the suggestion.

We weren't asking for it not to be used as a base color, we were asking them to stop using non color correct plastic then giving us painted figures....no one wants the damn painted figures, it's not ever been about the plastic itself, other than not being molded in correct colors....it's about not painting the entire ****ing figure and having to worry about the damn paint coming off when trying to simply pose these damn overpriced things.

All I can safely say is that if the painting entire figures continues into 2013, I am done with this damn line aside from the last 3 or 4 I want or need, they want to play games, they can keep their figures....I will be just fine keeping my money.

Hmmm... I sensed a certain amount of certainty (granted with a decent layer of disclaimer) that Castle Greyskull WILL meet the minimum for production. I know I'll be ordering my 1, but how many people will be ordering more than 1, cuz I have a feeling it's gonna take a decent amount of double and triple orders from the fandom that's left in order to make this happen.

Hmmm... I sensed a certain amount of certainty (granted with a decent layer of disclaimer) that Castle Greyskull WILL meet the minimum for production. I know I'll be ordering my 1, but how many people will be ordering more than 1, cuz I have a feeling it's gonna take a decent amount of double and triple orders from the fandom that's left in order to make this happen.

I think more people will buy Castle Grayskull than would buy a subscription. I think casual fans would buy one too, whereas subs are for hard-core MOTU fans. Fans who dropped the line may come back for this too. Also, I believe retailers who didn't want to get stuck with the FFM will buy the castle too, and maybe multiples. I think there is hope even if subbers only buy 1 or 2. But it will probably be a nervous time for fans. Here's hoping war doesn't break out on the forum.

I think more people will buy Castle Grayskull than would buy a subscription. I think casual fans would buy one too, whereas subs are for hard-core MOTU fans. Also, I believe retailers who didn't want to get stuck with the FFM will buy the castle too, and maybe multiples. I think there is hope even if subbers only buy 1 or 2. But it will probably be a nervous time for fans. Here's hoping war doesn't break out on the forum.

I agree.

People will know by NYCC what to expect when pre-ordering the Castle, so there is no mystery or hidden surprises. People did not know who was going to be in the 2013 subscription, that's one of the reasons why fans who were interested in the sub were hesitant to purchase it.

We really need Terror Claws Skeletor and he needs to come with that gun!

So.. Hordak is dead too? Is there anyone left? I think I'm just numb to all of these deaths now.

• King Hsss and all of the Snake Men are gone, thanks to the Spell of Separation (dunno if Kobra Khan counts since he was a puny descendant)
• Evil-Lyn escaped to the future where she raises the Son of Skeletor
• Skeletor went to the Tri-Solar Galaxy
• Hordak might be gone, but Horde Prime is still out there--at least until He-Man and She-Ra kill him too.

I asked a few questions about that Second Ultimate Battleground that might or might not get answered.

People will know by NYCC what to expect when pre-ordering the Castle, so there is no mystery or hidden surprises. People did not know who was going to be in the 2013 subscription, that's one of the reasons why fans who were interested in the sub were hesitant to purchase it.

I think one obstacle for Castle Grayskull is the current quality control problems with the line. Will Mattel commit to using properly colored plastic instead of paint for a base? Can we trust Mattel to create so many newly tooled parts and get them right, because we know Mattel doesn't fix problems that affect an entire run of figures. So we have one shot with this. It's one thing to hand over $30 for a figure and risk it, but this thing will likely cost $275 with shipping and taxes.

I'm considering buying one (I really want one), but I don't have faith in Mattel's ability, integrity, or honesty, so there's really no way for my fears to be quieted at this point.

We weren't asking for it not to be used as a base color, we were asking them to stop using non color correct plastic then giving us painted figures....no one wants the damn painted figures, it's not ever been about the plastic itself, other than not being molded in correct colors....it's about not painting the entire ****ing figure and having to worry about the damn paint coming off when trying to simply pose these damn overpriced things.

All I can safely say is that if the painting entire figures continues into 2013, I am done with this damn line aside from the last 3 or 4 I want or need, they want to play games, they can keep their figures....I will be just fine keeping my money.

Well TG gave a lame answer. I don't like it. It totally missed the mark. He just doesn't get it. This past few weeks has been no fun at all. This line just causes so much grief. I'm out!

We weren't asking for it not to be used as a base color, we were asking them to stop using non color correct plastic then giving us painted figures....no one wants the damn painted figures, it's not ever been about the plastic itself, other than not being molded in correct colors....it's about not painting the entire ****ing figure and having to worry about the damn paint coming off when trying to simply pose these damn overpriced things.

All I can safely say is that if the painting entire figures continues into 2013, I am done with this damn line aside from the last 3 or 4 I want or need, they want to play games, they can keep their figures....I will be just fine keeping my money.

Yeah, I picked up on that as well. That will be their excuse the next time.

"Oh, you mean't you didn't want painted plastic? We just thought you had a problem with black plastic. Oh well, we'll try to get to that in 2014. Make sure to get your sub or the sky will fall!"

Originally Posted by mykol

Well TG gave a lame answer. I don't like it. It totally missed the mark. He just doesn't get it. This past few weeks has been no fun at all. This line just causes so much grief. I'm out!

Oh, they know exactly what we're talking about but they're not trying to hear it. They want that bonus for successfully pushing cheap product with an unjustified price increase. They can always say that we agreed beforehand while at the same time forgetting that they pulled this bait and switch after they had us locked in.

I can't believe they promised the My Subscription page by October as a selling point to the sub and we still don't have it. That is an empty promise and they will expect us to forget it next July. It's a shame we are so loyal sometimes.

Am I the only one who thinks Karatti looks better with the shoulder pad horizontal instead of vertical?

Yeah, I picked up on that as well. That will be their excuse the next time.

The way I see it, I wanted King He-Man, Ram-Man & the Foe Men....but only Ram-Man is a necessity, and I have him PO'd on BBTS as a back-up measure....soooo I can safely say I can live without any 2013 except him and if my last few come to fruition in 2013 somehow....

I may keep the sub, only to resell the figures, and I know I will get more from some over others, so it should balance out....and I am a MOSC collector, so the very few I keep, like 2-3 will not matter....I must say I was not thrilled about the last 3 revealed at all....Snake Face is the best of the 3 to me, and I would take him....

But that depends on the plastic move made next....I am not paying $34 with shipping a month minimum for painted plastic, when not even Transformers or other lines like that are fully 100% painted like MOTUC is now becoming.

Hell after Nov I know I will have no used for the sub page. I will be back down to 1 sub from the 3 I been running all year. I will still have them shipped to the same address that I have been having the ship to sense 2009 and hell unless something happens to my card it will be good to 2015.

I don't know how anyone else feels but god I hope they DON'T make that ridiculous proto-character with the funky helmet and constipated looking face into a SDCC exclusive or even a classics character anytime soon. What a waste of an increasingly limited slot with so many more important and deserving figures yet to be made. Save it for the 2018 sub.

I don't mean to be a naysayer but I don't hold out a great deal of hope for Castle Grayskull. Scott said they need as many pre-orders as they have subs and considering that people have bought multiple subs, they would have to pre-order multiple Grayskulls. That being said, I'm sure there are a lot fewer of us buying multiple subs these days.

I'm also expecting the pice to be more around $300 (TG has already dropped that price in his answers recently). That all being said, I think he is being very transaprent when it comes to Grayskull so if the price does end up being more then we can't really get upset at him.

If they're planning to use black plastic then they can kiss the Castle goodbye because I can't see many of us spending that much to have the paint-scrape issues of black plastic.

Originally Posted by Whiplash7

Geez dudes, we don't all have the comic yet!

I don't have it either but us internationals are so far behind the locals that I don't expect everyone to not talk about it once it is out there.

But that depends on the plastic move made next....I am not paying $34 with shipping a month minimum for painted plastic, when not even Transformers or other lines like that are fully 100% painted like MOTUC is now becoming.

As much as I like the box art pilots being added to Classics, they're not a necessity for me. Other than that, add Jitsu, Clamp Champ and Two Bad to your list of must haves.

To reiterate your stance, I will NOT pay $34 plus for a bunch of cheaply made figures that will look awful within a couple of years. Although I keep some carded, I shouldn't have to worry about destroying my loose figures by using the articulation it was designed for. Had they been honest and revealed that most future figures would be made this way, I would have NEVER purchased a 2013 Club Eternia.

As far as I am concerned Matty pulled a bait and switch with their "locked in" subscriptions. To top that off, they increased the prices we're going to be paying for their subpar merchandise. As far as I'm concerned, it's fraud.

I don't know how anyone else feels but god I hope they DON'T make that ridiculous proto-character with the funky helmet and constipated looking face into a SDCC exclusive or even a classics character anytime soon. What a waste of an increasingly limited slot with so many more important and deserving figures yet to be made. Save it for the 2018 sub.

That's basically the He-Man we got in the 80's with a helmet. They could just include the head with Oo-Lar.